Investigating the Role of Emotional Self-regulation about Social Support and Psychological Well-being among Health Care Workers in Pandemic COVID-19: A Cross-sectional Survey

Aim: the present study investigated the role of emotional self-regulation in social support and psychological well-being among healthcare workers during the covid‐19 pandemic. this was a descriptive-analytical study followed by a correlational design. method: this cross-sectional research was conducted on healthcare workers (medical, nursing, and volunteer covid-19 workers) who worked in hospitals or clinic centers in tehran, iran from may–to august 2020. a total of 146 hcws were selected using the random method. research instruments included the demographic information questionnaire, the emotional self-regulation inventory (sri), the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (mspss), and ryff's scale of psychological well-being, a short-form (18-item). the collected data were analyzed using the pearson correlation coefficient and the path analysis technique in spss (version 25) and smartpls (version 2) software. results: the bootstrapping test findings showed the direct effect of social support on psychological well-being was statistically confirmed (b =0.40, t=2.44) and the indirect effect or the full mediator effect of emotional self-regulation in the relationship between social support on psychological well-being was found to be significant (b =0.25, t=2.94). thus, the full mediator role of emotional self-regulation in the relationship between social support on psychological well-being has been proven. the total effect of social support on psychological well-being was confirmed (b =0.65, t=2.79). conclusion: these findings contribute to behavioral science knowledge and understanding of emotion regulation in enhancing social support and well-being during this pandemic and beyond.